What was it? Anti-matter explosion? Alien spacecraft? Or a meteoroid? Whatever it was, it happened 100 years ago today in remote Siberia… The Tunguska Event or explosion was most likely caused by the air burst of a large meteoroid or … Continue reading
Everyone else probably knew this, but I just found it. There was a feature fork between the Windows and Mac versions of Firefox when version 2.0 came out. At least on our two G4 machines. In version 1.x, you could … Continue reading
More fodder, more grist for that mill. Woolly-Mammoth Gene Study Changes Extinction Theory Credit: Penn State by Staff Writers University Park PA (SPX) Jun 13, 2008 A large genetic study of the extinct woolly mammoth has revealed that the species … Continue reading
Stephen Hawking’s explosive new theory – Telegraph “The early universe can be described by a mathematical object called a wave function and, in a similar way to the light particle, the team proposed two years ago that this means that … Continue reading
Craig does Craig’s BookNotes and BookLab II. Despite being ‘deep in the heart of Texas’ Craig is not afraid to flex his own fancy book larnin’ in the service of progressive causes and is a lover of good music. I … Continue reading
… on this day in 1876 at the Battle of the Little Bighorn / Custer’s Last Stand / the Battle of the Greasy Grass thanks to the efforts of Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse, Lame Deer (the older one) and many … Continue reading
Doug presides over a blog and a couple of streams. Happy anniversary you two.
George Carlin, 71, Irreverent Standup Comedian, Is Dead [New York Times] George Carlin, the Grammy-Award winning standup comedian and actor who was hailed for his irreverent social commentary, poignant observations of the absurdities of everyday life and language, and groundbreaking … Continue reading
Today is our 11th wedding anniversary. I love you, sweetie!
The 2008 Summer Solstice occurred at 23:59 UT.
